College football Power Rankings: How did the top 25 look in Week 10? - ESPN

Arch Manning kept the ball on a run-pass option, knowing a big hit was coming his way. The Texas quarterback waited until the last possible second before firing the ball to a leaping Emmett Mosley V in the end zone.

Manning's third touchdown pass gave Texas a 24-point lead over Vanderbilt, and the Longhorns held on for a 34-31 win. The much-scrutinized Manning, who entered his first season as a starter with outsize expectations and struggled to meet them for seven games, had settled into a nice rhythm. Manning has 674 passing yards and six touchdowns in his past two starts, and he enters the stretch run brimming with confidence.

Quarterbacks improve and so do offenses overall, as Texas has shown in recent weeks. Offenses and quarterbacks also regress, as Carson Beck and Miami have with losses in two of the past three games.

But November provides the stage for offenses to make strides and ideally peak in the most important games. Weather and injuries will factor in for some teams, as will schedule strength. Our latest power rankings examine the top 25 and what each team can do to improve on offense during a pivotal month. — Adam Rittenberg

Previous ranking: 1

The Buckeyes had a strong performance on the ground in the 38-14 win over Penn State. But the running game has been middling for much of the season, even with quarterback Julian Sayin and wideouts Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith buoying arguably the most lethal passing attack in the country. The Buckeyes rank 10th in the Big Ten with 153 rushing yards per game and ninth with 4.64 yards per carry. Ohio State is eighth in the league in yards before contact per rush (1.73) and 11th in yards after contact per rush (2.84), suggesting the issues lie both with the offensive